Jim Sears
James Herbert "Jimmy" Sears (March 20, 1931 – January 4, 2002) was a professional American football defensive back/halfback in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL).
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| Born: | March 20, 1931 Los Angeles | ||||||||
| Died: | January 4, 2002 (aged 70) Woodland Hills, California | ||||||||
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| High school: | Inglewood (CA) | ||||||||
| College: | Southern California | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1953 / Round: 6 / Pick: 62 | ||||||||
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High school career
Sears prepped at Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California, where he was student body president in spring 1949.[1]
College career
Sears played college football at the University of Southern California. He was seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting his senior year. In 1952, he became the second person to receive the W.J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast. Before playing for the USC Trojans, Sears played at El Camino Junior College in Torrance, California.
Professional career
Sears played for the NFL's Chicago Cardinals (1954, 1957–1958), and the AFL's Los Angeles Chargers (1960) and Denver Broncos (1961).
References
- Green & White '49er (high school yearbook)
- http://www.usctrojans.com/genrel/010702aaa.html
External links
- "USC All-American Footballer Jim Sears Dies". usctrojans.com. January 7, 2002. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- Jim Sears at Find a Grave